blundur
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse blundur, related to blindr (“blind”); both are from Proto-Germanic *blindaz. See also Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (blinds), Old English blind.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]blundur m (genitive singular blunds, nominative plural blundir)
- nap (short period of sleep)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of blundur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m-s2 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | blundur | blundurinn | blundir | blundirnir |
| accusative | blund | blundinn | blundi | blundina |
| dative | blundi | blundinum | blundum | blundunum |
| genitive | blunds | blundsins | blunda | blundanna |
Derived terms
[edit]- blunda (“to nap, to doze”)
References
[edit]- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “455”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 455